The Somewhat Ambitious

Yesterday’s copy of The Age turned up this particular gem of sordid nerddom. Hidden under the relatively innocuous title ‘Web of deceit leads to divorce’ there lies a charming tale of double crosses, illicit romance and private investigators. All of which just happened to occur in Second Life. I’ve said it before and I’ll say [...]

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I recently purchased the Dave Eggers edited anthology ‘The Best American Non-Required Reading 2008′ (a wonderful miscellany of unorthodox writings from the previous year) and found myself thoroughly entertained by their list of the best Facebook groups currently doing the rounds. While I’m sure this is already being documented somewhere online, it seems kinda refreshing [...]

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I’m all for weird blogs. But weird blogs that convey the deep pain of people in silly vests? Where do I sign up? Why, at THE BROKERS WITH HANDS ON THEIR FACES BLOG, idiot! Look at those silly bitches. They look silly. I hate their vests, and they deserve to be laughed at. Haha!
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Smashing Magazine has posted a list of the “100 most beautiful movie posters“, and whilst I don’t agree with all their choices, there are a couple of stunners in the mix. In some cases, the poster is actually better than the movie. I’m looking at you, Baz: Moulin Rouge fucking sucked. There, I said it. [...]

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Ever gotten home, high on paint fumes and brillo pads (or whatever it is that gives you your kicks) and sent a belligerent email which seems to make all the sense in the world? Nine times out of ten, the email in question not only failed to get your point across, but it contained the [...]

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If you’re having trouble following this subprime mortgage malarkey (vintage profanities are making a comeback, so you’d best step correct), you aren’t alone. I for one love a good visual aid, so imagine my relief when I found a webcomic/slideshow entitled The Subprime Mortgage Primer. It’s surprisingly thorough, and very informative, in a whimsical way. [...]

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Well, it certainly has been a bumper fortnight for the hackers over at 4chan. And no, they didn’t get laid. But after all the fun and excitement that was the Soulja Boy Myspace hacking, another loosely affiliated group of 4chan fun lovers named ‘anonymous’ have broken into the personal email account of everyone’s favourite political [...]

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Yes, we have succumbed, and even though the new Facebook eats dick at a rate of knots, there is now a Nerds of a Feather group on Facebook. Head on over and join up! I’ll be posting lots of stuff over there, as well as asking for sandwiches and ambergris on a daily basis. Just [...]

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As we all know, reading Youtube comments is the digital equivalent of licking the scum off the inside of the toilet rim. It’s dirty, leaves a bad taste in your mouth and exposes you to a side of humanity you’d prefer to ignore. Even the most innocuous of videos is liable to unveil some of [...]

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Whilst it might seem like we’re piling hatred onto Sarah Palin (spoiler alert: we are), this bit of news from the blogosphere* proved too good to pass up. In an article in Time, it has been revealed she expressed interest in banning books. Whilst apparently lacing her policy and decisions with her religious beliefs (in [...]

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